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Over the weekend, while in Chicago, I got caught in a sudden downpour while carrying my LV Mono Cabas Piano. I had no umbrella and I was freaking about the water getting on the handles and bottom. I tried to cover it up the best I could, but it looked bad. Back at the hotel, I wiped it off with a towel and once it dried there were no water marks at all. Should I have tried to treat the straps, etc. with something afterwards? Do you use leather protector on the vachetta? I think I'm lucky it doesn't appear to be permanently damaged, but I want to know how to properly care for it.

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OH I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS!!!! I have found myself standing inside trapped in a store waiting for it to stop raining because of my bag!!! Im so happy it did not stain. There are a few threads here about using a leather protector. I used shining monkey on my Stephen mono straight out of the box today. I sprayed it 3 times ...it did not chage the color or the vachetta at all. Other members have more experience than I do...but Im hoping this will help my bag!!!

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I seemed to have noticed when the vachetta was very new, it didn't stain with water. When it was a little bit older it did stain from rain or water drops. So, now I treat all my new vachetta with shining monkey. It doesn't change the color at all and I've been caught in the rain with my lockit and so far no rain stains!!! I wish I would have done all my bags when I got them!

Bal_RO_Céline

wow, that's bad luck! I always carry a big plastic bag neatly folded inside every one of my LV bags. Most of the time, I check out the weather the night before so if I know it's gonna rain then I'll carry my umbrella. I hope your baby's gonna be okie!

Lisa

Over the weekend, while in Chicago, I got caught in a sudden downpour while carrying my LV Mono Cabas Piano. I had no umbrella and I was freaking about the water getting on the handles and bottom. I tried to cover it up the best I could, but it looked bad. Back at the hotel, I wiped it off with a towel and once it dried there were no water marks at all. Should I have tried to treat the straps, etc. with something afterwards? Do you use leather protector on the vachetta? I think I'm lucky it doesn't appear to be permanently damaged, but I want to know how to properly care for it.